Anthony is a partner
of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Columbia where he practices
in litigation with a focus on product liability and class action litigation.
He is a member of the South Carolina Bar, the Florida Bar, the District
of Columbia Bar and the State Bar of New York. Anthony earned a Juris
Doctor from Tulane University School of Law in 1995. As a law student,
he clerked for Judge Joan Armstrong of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
for Louisiana. Mr. Hayes earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Mary
Washington College in 1990.

In October 2002, the President of the United States recognized
Anthony for his public service efforts. The President met with Anthony
to specifically acknowledge the Wills for Heroes Project and for responding
to the call to service in the community. Anthony was the 2005 recipient
of the Richland County Bar Association's Civic Star Award for his service
to the community. He also received the 2005 Young Lawyer of the Year Award
form the South Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
In 2002, the South Carolina Bar recognized Anthony as the Pro Bono Lawyer
of the Year. The Mayor of Columbia made September 23, “Anthony Hayes Day”
in recognition of Anthony’s service.

Jeffrey H. Jacobson

Jeff Jacobson has long held a passion for helping others. It was thus natural for him to utilize his expertise as an attorney to co-create and launch the Wills for Heroes Foundation. The Wills for Heroes program began in response to the September 2001 terrorist attacks as a way to give back to the first responder community. Since then, Wills for Heroes programs in 28 states have provided more than 65,000 estate planning documents for first responders. Jeff has received a number of honors for his leadership of Arizona’s Wills for Heroes program and in 2011, Jeff received the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (Gold Level) from President Obama’s Council on Service and Civic Participation for his efforts on behalf of America’s first responders. For his leadership of Arizona’s Wills for Heroes program, the State Bar of Arizona voted Jeff its 2006 Member of the Year.

In addition to his role as Chairman of Wills for Heroes Foundation Board of Directors, Jeff runs his own practice in Tucson, Arizona, an employment law firm with an emphasis on representation of law enforcement officers. Jeff cut his legal teeth as a Deputy County Attorney and Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in Tucson before going ‘solo’ in 2008. As an AUSA, Jeff was honored as Prosecutor of the Year by the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, Southern Arizona Chapter and also received the Outstanding Prosecutor award from the United States Border Patrol, Tucson Sector.

As outside counsel to the members of Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association since 2008, Jeff is one of four attorneys representing 26,000 law enforcement officers in over 65 federal law enforcement agencies. Working with law enforcement officers around the United States, Jeff has defended thousands of disciplinary matters, over 100 officer-involved shootings, and handled other employment matters where career, livelihood, and reputation are all at stake.

Jeff has tried more than 50 jury trials and more than 300 bench trials in his career. He has also briefed and argued appeals before the Ninth, Tenth and Federal Circuits of the United States Courts of Appeals and in Arizona state courts. Jeff has also appeared numerous times on television as a legal analyst on HLN (Headline News), the Nancy Grace show and InSession on TruTV (the successor to Court TV), and KOLD-TV (the CBS affiliate in Tucson, Arizona.)

Jeff received his Bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University in 1992, his Master of Public Administration degree from Arizona State University in 1994, and his law degree cum laude from Whittier Law School in 1998. While at Whittier Law School, Jeff received a number of academic awards and was a published member of law review. Jeff was also Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Law Student Division, representing 135,000 law students to the national legal community. Jeff was honored in 2014 as Whittier Law School’s Alumni Attorney of the Year. Jeff is also committed to the legal profession through his bar service. He is a past-President of the State Bar of Arizona Young Lawyers Division and served on the State Bar of Arizona Board of Governors.
In addition to serving on several community boards and foundations, Jeff was appointed in 2010 by President Obama to serve as a Local Board Member of the United States Selective Service System. With his wife Rachel, they have their hands full raising two amazing children and their chocolate Labradoodle, Hershey.

Vega Soto v. Bank of Lancaster County, No. 08-1907, 2010 WL 1257666 (E.D. Pa. 2010), dismissing class action complaint because insufficient funds fees charged for debit card and ATM transactions do not constitute extensions of credit in violation of the Federal Truth in Lending Act or the National Bank Act

White v. Conestoga, 53 A.3d 720 (Pa. 2012), reversing superior court’s reversal of denial of motion for class certification because non-statutory claims were barred as a result of the borrowers’ failure to first pursue the available administrative remedy

Mr. McKenna is the president of the Wills for Heroes Foundation, a national nonprofit that provides estate-planning documents for veterans, first responders and emergency personnel. Ballard Spahr has joined him in this effort by naming Wills for Heroes as the firm's public service project.
Mr. McKenna was honored with the American Inns of Court's 2013 Sandra Day O'Connor Award for Professional Service for his work with Wills for Heroes.

Judicial Internships

Hon. Joseph E. Irenas, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2003-2004

Coaches Ballard Spahr-sponsored Constitution High School mock trial team

Board Memberships

Wills for Heroes Foundation, President

Clarifi, a nonprofit that assists consumers struggling with debt and provides financial literacy programs to help them gain control of their finances

Temple Law Alumni Association, former Executive Committee member

Variety: The Children's Charity, Young Variety Division, former Executive Committee member

Education

Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law (J.D. 2004, cum laude)
Symposium Editor, The Political and Civil Rights Law Review; published major symposium, "Vision and Revision: The Fourteenth Amendment;" Member, National Trial Team (Regional Champion, 2004); President, Student Bar Association

The Catholic University of America (B.A. 1999, cum laude)

Admissions

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Marshall Morrise

Born in Provo, Marshall grew up primarily in Roy, Utah. He entered BYU in 1974, and after serving an LDS mission to Pusan, Korea, he graduated from BYU with a B.S. in computer science and a minor in Asian languages. Marshall began working at the BYU Law School as a student in January 1979. Upon graduation in 1980, he began working at the law school full time as a research associate under Professors Larry Farmer and Stan Neeleman. He received a masters degree in instructional science from BYU in August 1987, and shortly thereafter he formed Capsoft Development Corporation, licensing from BYU the CAPS technology he helped develop at the law school. He served as president and CEO of Capsoft for ten years, during which time he developed the CAPS technology and the HotDocs technology. He sold the business to Matthew Bender & Co. in September 1997. Matthew Bender was purchased by LexisNexis parent Reed Elsevier in August 1998, at which point Marshall began working for them. He held the position of Senior Director of Product Development within LexisNexis until December 2009, when the HotDocs business was sold. Marshall served as president of the Provo Utah West Stake from 1999 to 2008 and is currently chairman of the Fort Utah District of Boy Scouts of America. He is married to Susan Lorraine Hall of Roy, Utah, and they are the parents of five sons and a daughter.

Sandra A. Romaszewski

Sandy is a partner in the corporate department of the national law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP. Named one of the leading corporate attorneys in Pennsylvania by Chambers USA, Sandy focuses her practice in corporate, insurance and international matters for public and private companies, including mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, securities and private placements, corporate governance, joint ventures and insurance regulatory matters. She advises businesses during all phases from formation to sale or dissolution. In 2015, she was named a "Lawyer on the Fast Track" in Pennsylvania by The Legal Intelligencer.

Sandy started volunteering for the Foundation’s Pennsylvania affiliate, and serves as its coordinator in Bucks County and Delaware County, as well as the Pennsylvania Program Co-Director with Dan McKenna and Lisa Shearman. She also serves on the Foundation’s Board of Directors and its Secretary, and as Co-Director of National Affiliate Development with Lisa Shearman. For her outstanding community service, dedication and commitment to Wills for Heroes, she was the recipient of the Verdina Y. Showell Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association in November 2013, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association Special Achievement Award in May 2015.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sandy received her Bachelor’s Degree from Temple University, her Certificate of Proficiency in Paralegal Studies from Peirce College, and her law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School 0(now Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School). Besides her involvement with Wills for Heroes, Sandy serves on the Board of Directors of Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia, Inc. and is the Unit Council President of its local Bridesburg Boys & Girls Club. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Henry R. Hatfield Trust which oversees the Henry Reed Hatfield Nicetown Playground in Philadelphia, and the Paralegal Studies Program Advisory Committee at Peirce College in Philadelphia.

Lisa A. Shearman

Lisa is a partner in the law firm of Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Her practice focuses in the area of wealth management, including estate planning, estate administration, tax planning and business succession. She incorporates a team approach in counseling clients and facilitates interaction among all of her clients’ professional advisors to ensure comprehensive results are obtained. Her in depth knowledge of the state and federal tax laws enables her to provide sophisticated planning solutions for her clients.

Lisa’s devotion to pro bono service and her background in estate planning led to her involvement in the Wills for Heroes Foundation, an organization devoted to providing free wills and other estate planning documents for emergency first responders and veterans. She serves as Vice- President of the Foundation, is a member of the Board of Directors and serves as National Affiliate Development Co-Director with Sandra Romaszewski. Locally, she is one of the Co-Directors of the Pennsylvania Wills for Heroes program and the Montgomery County Coordinator. She has received numerous awards for her pro bono service, including, a Special Achievement Award, presented by the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) in 2015, the Honorable Milton O. Moss Public Service Award, presented by the Montgomery Bar Foundation, and is the 2011 Recipient of the Verdina Showell Award, presented by the PBA to recognize a lawyer’s outstanding community service and commitment to the Wills for Heroes Program.

She is licensed to practice before the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars, and is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Montgomery Bar Association, Women in Profession Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Women in Law Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association. In addition to her legal activities, Lisa serves on the Montgomery County Community College Planned Giving Advisory Board and is actively involved at her daughter’s schools, Gwynedd Mercy Academy Elementary and Mount St. Joseph Academy.

A graduate of Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law Graduate Tax Program (LL.M. 1994), Lisa received her law degree from the Delaware Law School of Widener University in 1992 and her undergraduate degree from the University of Scranton in 1989.